Review: Ting at the Shangri-La Hotel May 20, 2014 @steve_dinneen RESTAURANT TING 31 St Thomas Street, SE1 9QU Tel: 0207 7234 8000 FOOD Four Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE Five Stars Cost for three with wine: £270 Ah, the Shard, that icy middle finger to the London skyline. No guile hides behind those panes of glass, no hidden architectural easter eggs lie waiting to [...]
Shaftesbury reaps the benefits of a buoyant West End market May 19, 2014 WEST END landlord Shaftesbury enjoyed a 47 per cent jump in profits in the first half, buoyed by tourists and Londoners flocking to its restaurants and shops in the West End. The company, which owns 575 properties around Carnaby Street, Covent Garden, Chinatown, Soho and Charlotte Street, said pre-tax profits rose to £120.5m in the [...]
Learn to cook with a legend in the world of haute-cuisine May 18, 2014 French chef Michel Guérard has opened his very own school. Laura Ivill investigates. SUNDAY lunch in south west France: carpaccio of langoustines, followed by roasted milk-fed lamb and peach melba. It is as delicious as you would expect from the hands of venerated French chef Michel Guérard. But the clincher: three courses under 630 calories. [...]
What you need to know before the US open May 16, 2014 US stocks futures headed lower today, suggesting a less-than-impressive end to the week. Global shares have eased back for the third day in a row, and the dollar’s seen further losses against the yen. Better news on the data front, though – a shock jump in housing starts. In April, the speed of construction of [...]
Marston’s pubs in sales growth May 15, 2014 MARSTON’S pub chain and brewer yesterday reported that first-half revenue rose 4.5 per cent to £374.3m during the 26 weeks to April on the back of the expansion of its estate. “We’ve seen growth across the business. On strategy we’ve opened 11 new pub-restaurants in the first half of the year and we’re on track [...]
Muddy Waters’ son keeps the blues alive in the City May 15, 2014 Mud Morganfield is back in town for the launch of Blues Kitchen Shoreditch – Alex Dymoke caught up with him FINALLY the square mile finally has a place to exorcise those blues. Last night Mud Morganfield was on hand to mark the opening of the Blues Kitchen Shoreditch, a new restaurant and music venue metres from [...]
Capital & Counties raises £258m for its Covent Garden expansion May 14, 2014 CAPITAL & Counties (Capco) raised £258m through a share placing yesterday as it looks to ramp up investment in its £2.3bn Earls Court and Covent Garden estates. Proceeds from placing will help fund a £85m development between King Street and Floral Street in Covent Garden, where it plans to create a public courtyard with shops, [...]
Melting pot of the American South May 13, 2014 Dish of the day Christopher’s Blackened Salmon Here At Christopher’s, where I’m head chef, the blackened salmon is one of the most iconic dishes. It’s blackened by spices like cayenne, paprika, thyme and garlic powder, which caramelise when they hit a hot pan. Jambalaya is a spicy risotto with roots in the French and African [...]
US corporate results round up May 8, 2014 The Walking Dead boosts revenues at AMC Networks Cable TV network AMC Networks yesterday reported a 37 per cent jump in quarterly revenue as more people watched the fourth-season finale of its popular show The Walking Dead. Net income rose to $71.4m (£42.2m) in the first quarter from $61.5m a year earlier. Revenue rose to [...]
CVC binges on Asian fast food with KFC deal May 8, 2014 LONDON-based private equity firm CVC Capital continued its Asian fast-food binge yesterday by snapping up the South Korean franchise of KFC. The London-headquartered business, which is currently in the process of floating insurer Saga on the London Stock Exchange and also owns Formula One, will pay 100bn won (£57.7m) to buy the fried chicken franchise [...]